SHIELD

SHIELD

SHIELD

Total boards: 20

Total boards: 20

Total boards: 20

Brand: Fire & Pine

Brand: Fire & Pine

Brand: Fire & Pine

So this one's more personal than usual.

A dear friend of mine got married recently, and I was honored to be part of her bridal party. Her wedding theme was this autumn/ren-faire fusion, which was incredibly fun in addition to being beautiful.

For instance, instead of bouquets, the bridesmaids (the “Queen’s Guard”) and the groomsmen (the “King’s Guard”) would both be holding shields during the ceremony. That’s where Fire & Pine comes into this story.

Fire & Pine is a small local business just over the border of South Carolina that laser cuts intricate wood projects, most notably their gorgeous wooden maps, but they also take custom jobs.

So this one's more personal than usual.

A dear friend of mine got married recently, and I was honored to be part of her bridal party. Her wedding theme was this autumn/ren-faire fusion, which was incredibly fun in addition to being beautiful.

For instance, instead of bouquets, the bridesmaids (the “Queen’s Guard”) and the groomsmen (the “King’s Guard”) would both be holding shields during the ceremony. That’s where Fire & Pine comes into this story.

Fire & Pine is a small local business just over the border of South Carolina that laser cuts intricate wood projects, most notably their gorgeous wooden maps, but they also take custom jobs.

So this one's more personal than usual.

A dear friend of mine got married recently, and I was honored to be part of her bridal party. Her wedding theme was this autumn/ren-faire fusion, which was incredibly fun in addition to being beautiful.

For instance, instead of bouquets, the bridesmaids (the “Queen’s Guard”) and the groomsmen (the “King’s Guard”) would both be holding shields during the ceremony. That’s where Fire & Pine comes into this story.

Fire & Pine is a small local business just over the border of South Carolina that laser cuts intricate wood projects, most notably their gorgeous wooden maps, but they also take custom jobs.

They cut me my pieces the very next workday after I emailed them, and just like that I was ready to move on to decoration and assembly. I couldn’t have achieved my desired results without them.

My friend’s wedding has come and gone. But as far as souvenirs go, a seventeen-inch shield is one hell of a thing to remember it by.

They cut me my pieces the very next workday after I emailed them, and just like that I was ready to move on to decoration and assembly. I couldn’t have achieved my desired results without them.

My friend’s wedding has come and gone. But as far as souvenirs go, a seventeen-inch shield is one hell of a thing to remember it by.

They cut me my pieces the very next workday after I emailed them, and just like that I was ready to move on to decoration and assembly. I couldn’t have achieved my desired results without them.

My friend’s wedding has come and gone. But as far as souvenirs go, a seventeen-inch shield is one hell of a thing to remember it by.

These boards were done purely as a portfolio project with no official brand affiliations.

These boards were done purely as a portfolio project with no official brand affiliations.


Process Work


Process Work


Process Work

For the sake of simplicity and consistency across these boards, I did modify my design for this project. But the shield is still very much real.

For the sake of simplicity and consistency across these boards, I did modify my design for this project. But the shield is still very much real.

For the sake of simplicity and consistency across these boards, I did modify my design for this project. But the shield is still very much real.

©2026 Melisa Castro

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